The KEY ACTION 2 partnership project Cheer You @P reunites partners from Austria, Spain, Estonia, Poland and Greece with the purpose of finding ways to innovate the entrepreneurship ecosystem and designing one that supports female entrepreneurs in the different partner countries.
CHEER YOU @P will create added value and raise awareness on the challenges of female entrepreneurship. It will increase awareness on European values for diversity, connect relevant stakeholders at local and regional level while offering innovative training solutions and it will improve the knowledge and visibility of EU priorities while enhancing a discussion on how entrepreneurship can help young women with fewer opportunities. The project will improve understanding of cultural diversity and social inclusion, developing of new collaborations, increase the range of individual learning and further education opportunities through the publication of our intellectual outputs.
context
The COVID19 pandemic and the upcoming financial crisis make it difficult for young women to find jobs. Initiating an own project is a good option instead of “waiting for the dream job”. Europe’s economy is depending on SMEs and will be even more so in the future. Entrepreneurship and business are traditionally a men’s domain, but there is a growing interest among women to learn how to establish and run their own business, especially in times of severe unemployment and social difficulties.
Woman in entrepreneurship is a great source for growth in Europe; however women need different approaches than men. This is why we need specific entrepreneurial ecosystems, based on their own life experiences and value systems. In this context, the consortium of the project CHEER YOU @P is born, counting with project partners from Austria, Spain, Estonia, Poland and Greece.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the project are:
- To innovate entrepreneurship education including coaching and mentoring skills of youth workers/trainers/teachers by fostering personal and technical resilience in a digital era
- To foster educational skills of youth workers/trainers/teachers supporting them to overcome gender stereotypes in their working environments with youth
- To identify, design and pilot entrepreneurial ecosystems supporting female entrepreneurs in the different partner countries
- To improve digital literacy and entrepreneurial competences of both youth workers and young women with fewer opportunities to overcome additional obstacles in order to develop
their professional career and skills - To create a positive impact & spread entrepreneurial spirit during COVID19 crisis through a sustainable (digital) network uniting change makers all over EU
target groups
The CHEER YOU @P addresses two main different target groups: the local and the European.
At local and regional level, the target group are young women (between 18 and 30 years of age) who are searching for new professional perspectives in the entrepreneurial sector, or already in the phase of creation/ start-up situation (0-3 years) and in need of support measures (personal and digital) including local and virtual Eco-systems; teachers in business schools/universities and youth workers, who are inspiring and guiding young talents towards the realization of their business ideas giving input on both personal and professional skills as well as bridging the gap from theory to practical useful guidance; and local Eco-systems of support in the partner communities, including entrepreneurial drivers and enablers in the community.
At European level, the target groups are female entrepreneurs
and/or similar start-up groups of young women across EU; European audience of trainers and youth workers interested in entrepreneurial learning; and European policy-makers and
funding programmers in the fields of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial learning.
ACTIONS
The project will results in concrete outputs and activities aimed to reach the objectives of the project and address the needs of young female entrepreneurs.
1) ONLINE SURVEY on female entrepreneurship and supporting mechanisms in each country (500 participants)
2) COLLECTION of PEDAGOGIC BEST PRACTICE MATERIALS (non-formal) for training entrepreneurial skills and basic BUSINESS KNOW-HOW for young entrepreneurs/ start-ups (at least 25 good practices in at least 6 languages)
3) MAPPING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECO-SYSTEMS with focus on support for female entrepreneurs in 5 countries
4) CREATION of interactive training modules @ our ONLINE-GUIDANCE-PLATFORM to support peer-to-peer transnational learning experiences and fostering of entrepreneurial skills
and digital literacy (5 modules and at least 500 users)
5) Training course for 20 youth workers/teachers in Greece on DIGITAL LEARNING METHODS and INNOVATIVE ICT TOOLS including ONLINE FACILITATION TECHNIQUES
7) Training Course in Austria for 20 youth workers/teachers on innovative approaches to LEADERSHIP, MENTORING and COACHING SKILLS to support young women with fewer
opportunities on their career path (from “unemployed to self-employed”)
8) 10 Multiplier events at local level with at least 200 external participants in total (Change makers’ events)
Project site: https://cheeryouproject.wordpress.com/